"Good afternoon, Miss Rachelle." Lucien greeted Rachelle with a smile. Although he already knew who the lady was, he still asked politely, "May I know who this beautiful lady is?"
The first time Lucien met Rachelle was in the Affair Committee's meeting about pollution. She was still as energetic as she was at that time, and there was a friendly smile in her brown eyes, "This is my teacher, Ms. Isabella. I didn't expect to meet you here, Mr. Evans.
"Good afternoon, Ms. Isabella." As a man, Lucien greeted Isabella first, "Congratulations on winning the Laurel and your arcana level reaching level seven."
Out of the corner of his eye, Lucien noticed that the arcana badge on Isabella's chest now had seven shining silver stars, and Rachelle's arcana level had also reached level five.
Isabella, who was wearing a long black dress, smiled, "Actually, I was planning to visit you, Evans. Without your paper on brainwaves, Rachelle and I would have had a much lower chance of winning the Laurel. But I didn't expect to meet you here in advance. "
Lucien did not know whether Isabella was thanking Lucien sincerely or simply out of politeness, but at least Isabella's words made Lucien feel very comfortable, "My paper is just a supplement. It's all thanks to the research of the two ladies that I can win the Laurel. I've applied for an arcana research project from the Magic Research Board, and today I'm here to check out the lab environment. "
"Research project? What kind of project is it? I've also applied for an arcana research project to study the effects of electromagnetic waves and electric currents on different parts of the brain, and today I'm here to check out the lab environment as well. I was going to invite you to work with us on this project, since you have a unique understanding of brainwaves, but now it seems that I won't be able to do that. " Isabella's smile was very standard, perfectly in line with the etiquette. At the same time, she asked curiously.
The last sentence was just her polite way of saying that. She had the ability and knowledge to complete the project, but she had no grudge against Lucien in the past, and Lucien himself was an arcanist with unlimited potential, and he had the support of the Lord of Storm. Therefore, it was best for her to be polite.
Now that he had been approved, Lucien did not have anything to hide. He smiled gently, "I've applied for a project called 'Atom Institution' from the Magic Research Board, which will focus on the nature of atoms and why they show periodic patterns."
Rachel blinked her eyes. How did such a strange project with such a large and vague research direction get approved?
She was so curious that she almost blurted out the question. However, because the teacher was right beside her and it was very impolite for a student to suddenly interrupt, she could only force herself to hold back.
"Atom Institution?" Isabella's mouth was slightly open, and she repeated the words one after another. Although she knew every one of them, she did not seem to understand them after they were put together.
Lucien had been prepared for their reaction. He explained casually, "This is an attempt by the Congress to study a new field, because nobody knows what they will encounter and what phenomena they will find after they step into the new field of arcana. Nobody can make detailed plans before they start the research, and they have to try and figure it out after many failures. The establishment of the institution is to break the dilemma. We'll give the researchers a broad time and a certain amount of subsidies and support. We only ask for the direction instead of a specific plan, and we give the researchers the greatest freedom of 'failure'."
Lucien said that in a very dignified way, as if he were the official spokesperson of the Magic Research Board.
"A broad time? A certain amount of subsidies? "Isabella felt that something was wrong with the project. She looked at Lucien in confusion.
Lucien chuckled, "The research can only continue if there are satisfactory results in three years."
"Three years?!" Rachel finally could not help but blurt out. The arcana project that her teacher applied for was only one year old, and the subsidies that the Congress could give depended on the progress of the research. However, Lucien's institution seemed to have no strict requirements at all as long as it was related to atoms!
Even though Isabella was a knowledgeable senior-rank arcanist, she still could not help but frown, "How can the research board guarantee that the subsidies and the modification of the magic lab in the next three years will not be wasted?"
She was only short of mentioning how to guarantee that the arcanists would not apply for any random new field. After all, a complete plan and demonstration were not required. How could they guarantee that such a research organization would not cheat the funding?
"Therefore, the institution only targets the arcanists who have made outstanding contributions to the field, and their research abilities in the field will be reviewed. In the meantime, the evaluation from the authoritative arcanists in the field will also be given." Lucien did not feel ashamed at all, "Even if we fail in a row, it will still be the tuition fee for the exploration of the field. After all, we're crossing the river by feeling the stones."
Thinking that the elegant gentleman in front of them was supported by the Lord of Storm, Isabella and Rachel were not fooled by his words. They thought to themselves, "What a great way to cheat the funding! Lucien's talent in this field is almost as good as his talent in arcana! "
Thinking about her poor arcana research project, Isabella's smile became even more polite. Then she changed the topic, "It's indeed a good attempt. Speaking of attempts, I saw your paper in Drummond's place, Evans. It solved the problem that puzzled several grand arcanists. To be honest, when I first saw the two papers, I also had no idea how to integrate the two formulas from different perspectives. I never thought of ignoring any practical arcana significance and just piecing them together with mathematical methods. "
"Congratulations, you'll be much more likely to be talked about by the sorcerers in the future."
"The tragedy is that I'm still worried about the meaning behind the formulas." Lucien made a white lie.
Isabella's attention was not on the topic, and they were not familiar with each other, so they left after a few words of greeting.
"So, she's Ms. Isabella?" Katrina looked at Isabella's back with admiration and yearning. During her time in the Sorcerer Administrative Department, Isabella was the female senior-rank sorcerer she had heard the most about, and she had "lived up to everyone's expectations" and won the laurel. "Elegant, intelligent, beautiful, dignified, smart, powerful … I really wish I could be a lady like her," Katrina murmured.
Lucien smiled, "Then work hard. If you don't work hard, you'll never have hope."
… …
July 30th, in the morning.
"… Happy birthday, Natasha." Lucien put down his quill and closed the envelope addressed to Natasha. As usual, the envelope contained some trivial matters and music discussions, but Lucien also attached a piano piece adapted from a birthday song as a birthday present.
After everything was done, Lucien put the envelope in his pocket and went to the dining room for breakfast.
Sprint, Katrina, Annick, Heidi and the other magic apprentices were already waiting in the cafeteria. Except for Chelly who was still studying in the magic school, they all quit their jobs and began to prepare for the Atom Institution that would be officially launched in a few days.
"Lucien, Lucien! This issue of Arcana is released in advance again! " As soon as Lucien sat down, a young man with messy hair rushed in, waving the black cover of Arcana in his hand. "And in this issue of Arcana, five grand arcanists wrote papers based on your formula and analyzed the rules behind it. Also, your paper solved the imperfect formula of the other two grand arcanists, so your paper is the center of all the papers of the seven grand arcanists! Tsk, tsk, this has never happened before! This is even more ridiculous than the last issue, which focused on Ms. Isabella's paper! "
The young man was Rock, a friend of Lucien and Lazar, and a teacher in the Douglas Magic School.
After the application of the Atom Institution was approved, Lucien sent out invitations to his friends one by one, asking them to be his assistants. Since he did not plan to hire many people, the invitations were sent out in a sequential order. The invitations would be sent out after the people in front of him rejected them. Considering the generous treatment, superior conditions, and the fact that they could survive for three years, Rock and Jerome agreed without hesitation. This was the most important three years for them to break through to the Intermediate Level.
Lazar was happy that his two friends were willing to work with him, but then he joked that Lucien did not hire a beautiful sorcerer.
As for middle-rank arcanists, Lucien had yet to find one that he was satisfied with. As for middle-rank arcanists, as long as they had the ability to study arcana, they could learn from their teachers or work as assistants. The better ones were doing important arcana or magic research on their own, or exploring outside. K, Larry, Timothy, and Ulysses, for example, all declined Lucien's invitation politely.
However, Lucien's compulsory task had to wait until next year, so he was not in a hurry to recruit new arcanists.
Rock's exaggerated tone and description aroused the curiosity of Lazar, Heidi, and the rest of the arcanists. They all stood up and asked, "What paper? Mr. Evans's (Lucien's) paper? "
All the papers of the seven grand arcanists were related to him?!
"It's a paper on black-body radiation. He solved the formula problem that even two grand arcanists couldn't complete!" Rock was still excited. Seven grand arcanists! When he met Lucien two years ago, he had never thought that there would be such a day.
"Really? Really? " The apprentices surrounded Rock like a flock of chirping birds. They craned their necks and tried to read the words on the paper. Although they could not understand the content, they could at least recognize the signature of the paper.
Lazar was "excluded" by them. He shrugged and said to Lucien, "Why don't you just tell me what the paper is about?"
The excited atmosphere lasted for a while, and then the apprentices looked at Lucien proudly. Lucien was the best!
Rock and Lazar, on the other hand, were frowning. "Why can't I explain it? Lucien, what's the rule of your formula? "
They had browsed through the analysis of the five grand arcanists. Although they did not believe that they had the ability to solve the problem, they still had a glimmer of hope. Maybe they would be favored by fate and solve the problem of the five grand arcanists just like Lucien did.
Therefore, the more they thought about it, the more they felt that they could not explain Lucien's formula from any angle. Maybe they really had to do what the five grand arcanists said, which was to subvert the current arcana system and make assumptions that contradicted the current arcana system.
"If I knew, I would've submitted the paper." Lucien lied again.
Lazar and Lazar nodded and fell into deep thought again. When Lucien finished his breakfast and was about to leave, Lazar asked curiously, "Lucien, you've been studying for a long time. You must have found a new direction, right? Don't worry, I'm just curious. I'm not going to write the paper until I solve the riddle. "
"I'm thinking about starting from the perspective of the new theory of molecular motion in the thermodynamic system." Lucien answered casually and sighed in his mind.
In the headquarter of Arcana, Drummond fell into deep thought after hearing the report from his subordinate. The seven grand arcanists had never written a paper on a problem that was not sensational at the same time.
This made Drummond feel a bit uneasy.
Was there any secret behind the formula?
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